TrueCrypt, the final release, archive
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Re: TrueCrypt, the final release, archive
#2If this is what they want I am glad they can move on. I just feel like if there was ever a time to be interested in the project it would be now. Obviously, privacy has always been relevant, but given the microscopic lens everyone is under the problem seems relevant, challenging and exciting. The exact opposite time to walk away.
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#3They still don't want to explain why they took it down so abruptly, which is strange to say the least for a popular 10 year project.
Also, why didn't they make it easy to continue to project with the license, and why do they keep saying that forking Truecrypt is "harmful"?
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#4Is there any proof that these statements from the devs are legit?
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#5"So, thanks guys . . . we'll take it from here." seems like an understated reaction. More like a huge thank you for 10 years of hard work, with no personal recognition, providing the world with a free, trusted and increasingly useful aid to security and privacy. Whatever path the devs have chosen to take, TrueCrypt users everywhere are very grateful.
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#6The writing style in this letter is completely different from that on the TrueCrypt page. If this letter had been posted originally, the whole episode would have been viewed much differently. And why does the author of this letter assure readers that "As far as we know, TrueCrypt is utterly uncrackable", while the TrueCrypt.org page (or rather, the truecrypt.sourceforge.net page to which it redirects) screams (in red at the very top), "WARNING: Using TrueCrypt is not secure as it may contain unfixed security issues"?
EDIT: Sorry - as brazzy and NickSharp kindly point out below, the letter was imagined and written by Steve Gibson. As the HN title at the moment is "One of the TrueCrypt Devs Responded", I missed that.
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#7The writing style in this letter is completely different from that on the TrueCrypt page. If this letter had been posted originally, the whole episode would have been viewed much differently. And why does the author of this letter assure readers that "As far as we know, TrueCrypt is utterly uncrackable", while the TrueCrypt.org page (or rather, the truecrypt.sourceforge.net page to which it redirects) screams (in red…
Are you talking about the imagined letter that is, uh, not actually from the Truecrypt devs?
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#8They still don't want to explain why they took it down so abruptly, which is strange to say the least for a popular 10 year project. Also, why didn't they make it easy to continue to project with the license, and why do they keep saying that forking Truecrypt is "harmful"?
Perhaps they believe that, without them at the helm, any new people who take up the project won't know the code or crypto well enough, creating new security holes.
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#9They still don't want to explain why they took it down so abruptly, which is strange to say the least for a popular 10 year project. Also, why didn't they make it easy to continue to project with the license, and why do they keep saying that forking Truecrypt is "harmful"?
Perhaps they look at their 10-year old code and think that it would be better if someone re-wrote it from scratch.
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#10The writing style in this letter is completely different from that on the TrueCrypt page. If this letter had been posted originally, the whole episode would have been viewed much differently. And why does the author of this letter assure readers that "As far as we know, TrueCrypt is utterly uncrackable", while the TrueCrypt.org page (or rather, the truecrypt.sourceforge.net page to which it redirects) screams (in red…
I believe you are referring to the "imaginary letter" linked to in that post. As stated, that link is speculation, not an actual response from the devs.